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Also Known As Chaldean Empire
Date 626 BCE - 539

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Neo-Babylonian empire at its greatest extent
Nebuchadnezzar II
depiction of Nabonidus
Ishtar Gate
glazed-brick decoration
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
D.W. Griffith: Intolerance
Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
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Ishtar Gate reconstruction
Babylon
ancient city, Mesopotamia, Asia
ancient Middle East
ancient Middle East
historical region, Asia